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I bought 3 of these EZ Look rules - they have a gun metal grey background and white graduation lines. They are the flexible 16R graduated type with 1/32" and 1/64" on one side and 1/50" and 1/100" on the other side. They are 6, 12 and 24 inches long - part numbers 1340-40, 1340-60, and 1340-95. I believe in his book, William Cumpiano talks about using his 6" rule with these graduations and says he can't find these anymore. The total with shipping was about $45. The longest rule was $26.50 by itself, so if you want just the 2 shorter rules it's pretty cheap.

I'm not sure if this is the cheapest you can find these but I did a google search and Wholesale Tools was the best price I could find. Make sure to plug in the coupon code of "newcus" and it will give you 10% off your product total.

If anyone knows the difference between all the different graduations on rulers (3R,4R,5R and 16R) please let me know. I couldn't find any info on this online and I was hoping one of the other graduations was millimeters and centimeters (for building Spanish guitars).

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John Lewis
Wannabe builder owned by 2 crazy dachshunds

I just found this online-

3R: 32nds, 64ths, 10ths, 50ths
4R: 8ths & 16ths, 32nds & 64ths
5R: 32nds, 64ths, 10ths, 100ths
16R: 32nds & 64ths, 50ths & 100ths
Metric: mm & 0.5mm both sides
English/Metric: 0.5mm & 32nds, mm & 64ths

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John Lewis
Wannabe builder owned by 2 crazy dachshunds

now you just need one more, a 36" for locating bridges. the prices that your source offers are indeed good, but on ebay you can usually find starrett for similar money.